Wedgwood chef and potter: the finalists
The final of the 1998 Wedgwood Chef and Potter competition will take place at the Royal Garden hotel, Kensington, London, on 28 September. The chefs taking part all won through regional finals. They are:
Ireland
Geraldine McCourt, Templeton hotel, Ballyclare
Co Antrim Michael Deane, Deane's restaurant, Belfast
Finbar Higgins, The Kildare hotel and country club, Straffan, Co Kildare
Scotland
Stephen McEwan, Hadrian's restaurant, Edinburgh
Tony Singh, Martin's restaurant, Edinburgh
Duncan Poyser, Est Est Est, Edinburgh
The Midlands
Alan White, Selsdon Park hotel, Sanderstead, Surrey,
Olivier Bouet, The Beetle and Wedge hotel, Moulsford, Oxfordshire
Sandra Bates, The Crown at Whitebrook, Whitebrook, Monmouth
The North
Andrew Barnes, Paul Heathcote's restaurant, Longridge, Lancashire
Colin Jones, Juniper, Altrincham, Cheshire
Mary-Rose Edgecombe, Market Restaurant, Manchester
The South
Keith Stanley, The Cavalry and Guards Club, London
Stephen Walker, The Swan hotel, Bibury, Gloucestershire
Kevin Hopgood, Elena's l'Etoile, London